Derrick Dearman used an ax during Citronelle killings

Accused killer Derrick Dearman used an ax on all of the victims who were murdered early Saturday west of Citronelle, according to records filed in Mobile County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Dearman, 27, of Leakesville, Miss., was officially charged with six counts of capital murder and two counts of kidnapping, which are first-degree felonies. A bond hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mobile.

According to Mobile County Sheriff's Office reports, Dearman shot all five adult victims and hit them with an ax. He is also charged with killing the unborn child of one of the victims, 22-year-old Chelsea Marie Reed. She was five months pregnant at the time.

Records indicate that Dearman entered the remote house on Jim Platt Road and killed his victims sometime after 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. The house belonged to Joseph Adam Turner, 27, who is also among the victims.

Dearman was booked into the Mobile Metro County Jail on Monday after he was extradited from Mississippi, where he was arrested Saturday. He blamed the killings on methamphetamine, and urged people "don't do drugs."

Trey Oliver, the jail warden, said Dearman will be kept isolated from the general population. He will be escorted and restrained "anytime he is out of his assigned cell," Oliver said. "That includes court appearances, medical visits and so on."

"Because of the number of victims in this case, we have to expect there is a very high chance a friend or family member from one of those families might pass through Metro," Oliver added. "So we will keep him isolated from the general population."

Oliver also said that Dearman will likely be placed on "suicide watch" until he's properly evaluated by a mental health service provider.

Authorities say Dearman spared Laneta Lester and an infant, who was the child of one of the female victims. He took them with him when he fled to his father's house in Mississippi. His father evidently convinced Dearman to turn himself in, which he did in Leakesville. Lester returned to Citronelle with the baby, alerting authorities to what had happened.

Lester had been staying at the home to avoid Dearman, who was reportedly abusing her. The two had reportedly be involved in a relationship.

The group apparently called the Citronelle Police Department to report that Dearman had previously trespassed onto the property. Two Citronelle police officers, however, could not locate Dearman after arriving to the house.

It's unclear how much time elapsed between the initial police arrival and the killings.

Previous reports that the group called 911 are in doubt. According to the Mobile County 911 Center, there are no records of anyone calling the emergency number either late Friday or early Saturday morning.